Animal oiler



March 12, 1929. J. T. CHUDOMELKA ANIMAL OILER Filed April 1928 Fig.1;

J. T.Chudomelka MAM M retested Mar. 12, was.

I nrnrsn resin 1*; GIEUDGMEEKA, on Benefit,- n nBR-Asim.

ANIMAL CELEB;

'Anp1ication fi1ed April 2, 1928. Seri'e1 Nfo 266j81 This invention relates to a liquid dispenser or oil er for live stock and h as'for its objiee broadly, to provide an apparatus which will operate by Contact with the body of the {inin'ial-t-o dispense medicated liquid or oile1 tectively and without waste.

One of the objects is to provide a device which will onerate by swinging movements of a brush, said movements being limited to back and forth? movements in a single circles are and will not dispense liquid when swung transversely thereto, and will not require vertical movements for operation.

Another obj ect is to provide an oil or liquid dispenser which will consist of few and simple parts so that it may be manufactured at a limited expense, and will be durable in use. f I I The invention includes such a construction that it may be used upon swine or small animals as well as upon cattle.

Vitli the above objects in view and others to be mentioned the invention presents a new and useful construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and asillustra-ted in the accompanying drawing, it being understood that changes may be inadein form, size, proportion' and minor details, said cl'ian'ges being determined by the scope or" the invention as claimed. a I v In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a front or rear view showing one embodiment of theinvention, the fran'le being brolten away and partly in section, a tank being sl'iown in section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail showingpa'rt ot.

a hinge eint taken at right-angles to (he hinge-joint shown in Fig. 1. Fig". 3 is an en larged detail in section showing a part of a valve and the two-way conduit therein, the view being taken at right-angles to the vali e and block shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a transverse section taken throughtliebrush.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particulardescription, numeral 5 indicates an upright frame including a cross-piece 6 for supporting parts to be described, and while I have shown the frame to consist of two up right supports'f), this feature is not impon tant since the operating parts tobe described may be suspended from any horizontal support.

Numeral 7 indicates a tank for containing oil or liquid to be dispensed from the elongated arcuate brush 8 while the brush engages the back of the anlmal.

Numeral indicates a" jstationairy valve} block having a tubular part IO'in communication with the tank and provided with apas sageway '11 opening on its lowerconcax'ied end as shown n Fig. 8 .and.incoinniuiilcation with its tubularpartl Oiltlou nted on the valve-block. 9 at opposed sides thereofare brackets 19), said brackets being; firmly secured to the valve-block and to the cross-piece 6 by any I by use of bolts 13. 7

suitable means, as v Numeral 14 indicates a" valve,provided at 1 its opposed sides with trunnions 15 for a pivotal mounting of the valve in .saidflbrack ets, the valve has a convexed surface 16 and a passageway 17 provided, with upwardly, divergent branches 1 8 asbest shown in Fig; 3 of the drawing. Y 1 I' i The curved surfaces of the valve a'n d v alveblock are in engagement to prevent any flow I of liquid or oil from the tankeXcept after the valve has been swung in a limited arc tolper-. limit the passageway ll'to communicate with one of the branches -18', but when this conimentioned, and this is a feature of adv'antag e since'cattl'e'or swine may move at the sides of the brush as well as beneatliit. Nui ljiora'l 20 indicates a liin 'e cOujlli'nllj for the li'nver end of thev-a lve 1 1 Q tby iiieans of a bolt 21 it has a pivotal niouiift a ien-1 6011. he (ZOlUZllDg' 20' is provided with'a passage way'22 in constant coini'nunicat-ion with the passageway 17 of hevalve. Niu eral23 i'ndicatesia flexible conducti gpip coni inijini g eating withth'e'passageway 22 of the Cas ar 1g 20 and in communication with the grooves 19 of the brush, and as thus described oil or liquid inavfloivtroin the tank to the brush after the brush hasbeen swungat right-f angles to its longitudinal axis, but no flow of. oil or liquid Wlll occur by any GDClWlSG swinging movements of the brush.

While l havestated that the pipe 23 is flexible this'is not nece'ssary to operation and is "not important feature. This pipe 23 should,

be sijiificientlyrigid to cause the liquidto flow through the valve when the animal swings the brush at right-angles to its longitudinal axis.

or medicated liquid and the valve will normally prevent any flow. If the device is mounted in a pen'where cattle or swine may :treely move about the brush, in such instances, it maybe swung endwise by animals pushing or crowding against it but, on account of the construction asdescribed, this endwise swinging movement of thebrush will not cause any flow or waste of oil, but, in operation an animal beneath the brush may move it forwardly or rearwardly to cause a flow of the oil or liquid through the valve to be dispensed to the'back of the animal. v

It will be seen that the operating parts are few and simple. They may be manufactured at a very limited expense and will be durable, and the parts may be conveniently assembled. Since the valve '14 and valve-block 9 are of equal width these parts may be adequately supported by the brackets 12 so that all stresses directed to these parts will be adequately resisted.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an oiler and liquid dispenser for ani mals, a horizontal support, a tank on the support, a pair of opposed brackets below and secured to the support, a valve-block between the brackets having a passageway communieating with the tank, avalve mounted to permitswinging movements in a single are between the brackets and having a passageway with a pair of branches, a brush below thevalve, connecting elements between the valve and brush providingpassageways from the passageway of the valve to said brush, said rush being movable in one are for disposing said branches, in alternation, in register with the passageway ofthe valve-block, and being movablein an are at right-angles to the first named are, said branches remaining in non-register with the passageway of said valve block. r

2. In an oil and liquid dispenser for ani mals, a support, atank on the support, a valveblock having a passageway, means for securing said block to the support with its pas-' 3. In an oil and liquid dispenser, a support,

a pair oi brackets secured to the support, a tank upon the support, a valve-block having a passageway communicating with the tank and disposed between said brackets, a valve between and having a mounting upon the brackets to permit itVt-o swing in a single are, said valve havinga passageway and branches leading from said passageway, a hinge-couplinghaving a passageway in constant com munication with the passageway of the valve and having a pivotal mounting to permit it to swing in an are at right-angles to the arc of movement ofsaid valve, a brush provided with a conduit and disposed below said hingecoupling, and a conducting-pipe in constant communication with the passageway of the hinge-coupling for a communication with the conduit of said brush.

l. In an oil and liquid dispenser for animals, a support, a tank on the support, a valve block having a passageway in constant communication with the tank, a valve having a passageway and a pair of branches leading from said passageway, said valve havinga mountingto permit it to swing in a single arc, a hinge-coupling mounted to permit swinging movements in an are at right-angles to the arc of movement of said valve and having a passageway in constant communication with said valve, and a conducting-pipe between said conduit and the passageway of the hingecoupling. g

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed'my signature.

J HN" T. onunonnnim, 

